Review of UK and world papers and coverage of UK and global journalism stories and Journalism History for Thursday 16th October 2025.
Journalism is the first draft of history and these daily reports seek to provide an online briefing of the history of journalism for each day featured.
The Chartered Institute of Journalists remembers all the professional journalists and media workers murdered and killed while doing their work this year in all parts of the world and remember the immense sacrifice of those who gave their lives to the profession in the past. We send our condolences to their families, friends and professional colleagues.
The Chartered Institute of Journalists wishes to make it absolutely clear that all our reporting of stories about journalism and media saying ‘reports’ ‘writes for’ ‘briefing’ or attribution followed by colon, does not imply or mean our agreement or endorsing with the quoted headline or linked story. Our policy is impartiality & apolitical.
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BBC News Papers’ Review analysing the front pages of UK national newspapers for Thursday 16th October 2025: “‘Chinese stole secrets’ and ‘Andrew, Epstein and me.'” See: https://x.com/CIoJournalist/status/1978708228419547314
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Sky News Press Preview discussing front pages of UK national newspapers for Thursday 16th October 2025. With the Daily Mirror columnist Kevin Maguire and The Telegraph’s comment editor Annabel Denham. See on YouTube: https://x.com/CIoJournalist/status/1978711637323289045
CIoJ LinkedIn news edited by Liz Justice:
The pressure is building for the BBC after it’s Our Future questionnaire results showed that while 43% thought the BBC was “effective” at being independent from the Government, but more than a third (38%) disagreed. See: https://www.linkedin.com/…/urn:li:activity…
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Turkish Freelance reporter and documentary filmmaker Hakan Tosun has died after being beaten unconscious in the street in the Esenyurt District of Istanbul. See: https://www.linkedin.com/…/urn:li:activity…
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Opportunity to sponsor CIoJ Young Journalist Awards for 2026. ‘Host a category and add your brand to the 2026 Young Journalist Awards.’ See: https://www.cioj.org/young-journalists-awards-2026/
Entry for CIoJ Young Journalist of the Year awards for 2026 is now open. Register to be ready to put in your nominations. See: https://registration.livegroup.co.uk/youngjournalistaward/contenttabs/?ctid=5607
Put your young journalists into these awards
If you have young journalists (30 or under), working in-house or on a freelance basis on your team why not encourage them to enter any of the categories that may apply.
ENTER ONLINE FOR FREE:
https://registration.livegroup.co.uk/youngjournalistaward
Non-members of the Chartered Institute of Journalists can enter and will receive a range of benefits, see below link, and category winners will be given prizes in addition to an award.
Key dates, benefits, and FAQs can be found on the website here:
https://registration.livegroup.co.uk/youngjournalistaward/faq
The range of awards offer an opportunity for young journalists to showcase their work, gain recognition for themselves and the media outlet, in any UK location, that they write for, and win prizes.
Please share this invitation with your young journalists.
Many congratulations to winners, specially commended and finalists in inaugural 2025 CIoJ Young Journalist of the Year Awards, on 25th March 2025. See: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/live-group_youngjournalistawards-journalismmatters-cioj-activity-7310632030642339840-68d4?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAeLiVwB8a2_okGmo5JT2aJ02kIVH-ra9No
Many congratulations to Gerald Bowey, the new President of the Chartered Institute of Journalists and Caroline Roddis, the new Vice-President. Their roles were confirmed in a handover event at the Reform Club in Central London on Tuesday 20th February 2024.
Bowey emphasised the guidance, support, and encouragement that had been at the heart of the Institute for 140 years and announced the launch of a new Young Journalist of the Year awards scheme that would encourage journalists under 30 years of age to enter a range of categories.
Commenting Bowey said: “the Institute is focused on supporting working journalists, both in-house and freelance, in the workplace, as a trade union, and in sustaining journalists in difficult circumstances as a charitable trust.
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Two Fellows of the Chartered Institute of Journalists at the heart of British Journalism History
T.P.O’Connor founder of London campaigning evening newspaper The Star in 1888 and Arthur Burrows the first journalist and news presenter at the B.B.C. 1922.
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CIoJ member Clare Hollingworth OBE (1911-2017) – The first war correspondent to report the outbreak of World War II, described as “the scoop of the century”
Listen to Imperial War Museum archive interview with Clare recorded in 2001
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CIoJ X news feed at: https://x.com/CIoJournalist
CIoJ LinkedIn news feed edited by Liz Justice at: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/63500/
CIoJ Facebook news feed at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100077475452242
CIoJ LinkedIn news stories, Hold The Front Page news stories, Guardian media news stories, Press Gazette news stories, Arab News media stories and other stories from miscellaneous sources
The Institute calls on Belarus to release the journalists and media workers it has detained. Belarus is currently ranked 167th out of 180 countries in the World Press Freedom Index. See: https://rsf.org/en/country/belarus RSF states: ‘To silence independent journalists, the authorities have resorted to state-sponsored terrorism, including censorship, violence, mass arrests, and coordinated raids on homes and media offices, as well as disbanding the Association of Belarusian Journalists (BAJ).’
The CIoJ calls on all governments and states unjustly detaining journalists for doing their professional work to respect freedom of expression, the right to liberty and free them immediately. See: https://rsf.org/en/new-record-number-journalists-jailed-worldwide
North American Newspapers for Thursday 16th October 2025
French Newspapers for Thursday 16th October 2025
Montage of world newspapers for Thursday 16th October 2025
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